Vic Bianchi, the athlete, and Vic Bianchi, the
coach, shared one constant attribute: a burning desire to excel. Vic
was quite an athlete at Leetsdale High School (1942-1945) and
Westminster College (1949-1952). In football, he was named All District
in 1943 and 1944. After serving four years in the Army, he
entered Westminster where he became known for his play on the
gridiron, being named twice as captain of the Titans and earning
All State honors. Vic's first coaching and teaching job was a Conneaut
Valley, which lasted two years during which time he led his team to a
district title in basketball. Vic then returned to the Beaver County area
and became coach at Coraopolis High School. In his eight years there,
his teams won two WPIAL titles and three section crowns. He then
moved to Quigley, and after one year became the head basketball
coach at Ambridge in 1969. Vic remained there until 1986, a 17 year
stay during which his Bridgers made the playoffs twelve times and
twice played for the WPIAL title. Vic was also a successful tennis
coach at Ambridge. He was known as a disciplinarian and a dedicated
coach and teacher whose demands on his players and students
instilled in them the same desire to excel that was in evidence
throughout his career.
Vic Bianchi, the athlete, and Vic Bianchi, the
coach, shared one constant attribute: a burning desire to excel. Vic
was quite an athlete at Leetsdale High School (1942-1945) and
Westminster College (1949-1952). In football, he was named All District
in 1943 and 1944. After serving four years in the Army, he
entered Westminster where he became known for his play on the
gridiron, being named twice as captain of the Titans and earning
All State honors. Vic's first coaching and teaching job was a Conneaut
Valley, which lasted two years during which time he led his team to a
district title in basketball. Vic then returned to the Beaver County area
and became coach at Coraopolis High School. In his eight years there,
his teams won two WPIAL titles and three section crowns. He then
moved to Quigley, and after one year became the head basketball
coach at Ambridge in 1969. Vic remained there until 1986, a 17 year
stay during which his Bridgers made the playoffs twelve times and
twice played for the WPIAL title. Vic was also a successful tennis
coach at Ambridge. He was known as a disciplinarian and a dedicated
coach and teacher whose demands on his players and students
instilled in them the same desire to excel that was in evidence
throughout his career.